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The Last Temptation of Christ

1988 • R • 2h 43m • Drama • Universal Pictures
🍅 82% 84% MC 80 LB 3.92 IMDb 7.5

The Last Temptation of Christ Box Office

Opening Weekend
$401K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$8.4M
Final
Worldwide Total
$8.4M
Domestic only
Domestic Legs20.9x
Budget$7M
1988 Rank#100
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Aug 12-14 13 $401K — $401K 9 $44.6K 1

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byMartin Scorsese
ScreenplayPaul Schrader
Produced byBarbara De Fina
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Music byPeter Gabriel
StarringWillem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie
StudioUniversal Pictures

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